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Question
Define the following type of chemical change or reaction with a suitable example.
Displacement reaction or substitution reaction
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Solution
Displacement Reaction Or Substitution Reaction :
“Those reactions in which one element takes place of another element in a compound, are known as substitution reactions”.
\[\ce{\underset{\text{silver white}}{Zn} + \underset{\text{blus solution}}{CuSO4}->\underset{\text{colourless solution}}{ZnSO4} + \underset{\text{red brown}}{Cu}}\]
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